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Are Consumers Ready for Mobile Grocery Shopping?
More mobile apps are popping up as tools for shoppers to find manufacturer deals and make lists as they trawl the supermarket aisles.
Google+ a Ghost Town as Brands Decamp for Pinterest
While the broad consensus among digital marketers is that Google+ is an empty city where the masses go to set up a profile but then seldom return, Google is continuing to double down on the investment.
To Deliver For Wall Street, Facebook Must Convince Madison Avenue
The social network went public with huge buzz, but it's closing stock price and GM's statement that it was pulling its ads, raised a question for investors and for advertisers: Just what should they expect from Facebook?
TV Nets At Upfront Pitch Shows' Social-Media Traction
In nearly every upfront presentation, the TV networks took pains to stress their expertise in connecting advertisers to consumers, not only with splashy TV programs but also via social media.
Facebook's $38 IPO at End of First Day of Trading Worth ... $38
Facebook hovered near the initial public offering price in its trading debut, following a record IPO.
Top 10 Twitter Trends of the Week: 'Little Monsters' Multiply and Pop Grips the Chart
Pop stars command the five largest followings on Twitter, so a pop-heavy list of trends should be no surprise this week -- or any week.
Yahoo Taps Mollie Spilman as New Chief Marketing Officer
Yahoo interim CEO Ross Levinsohn reorganized the management team of the struggling web portal after taking the helm earlier this week, naming Mollie Spilman as chief marketing officer.
Foursquare Hires Former iAd Exec as Revenue Chief
A darling of the New York startup scene starts to get serious about building a business out of its 20 million users.
Facebook IPO Eclipses Google, GM
Facebook Inc. gained as much as 18% in its trading debut, following a record initial public offering that made it more costly than almost every company in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
Amazon to Sell Ads on Kindle Fire Welcome Screen -- If You Have $600K
The Kindle Fire is Amazon.com's best-selling product, the company said in its first-quarter-earnings release. And it's being treated that way by the Amazon ad sales team.
Brands on Facebook: Advertising Is Optional
One in five clicks in the U.S. happens on Facebook, and most brands maintain a presence there and carefully cultivate their fan base. But do they need to advertise as well?
Turner Takes Stake in Funny or Die, Will Manage Site's Ad Sales
Funny or Die CEO Dick Glover said the site has done well but still doesn't have big enough reach.
Siri, Why Don't You Speak Spanish?
With the voice-activated assistant its big selling point, the iPhone 4S has flown off the shelves, despite putting off the U.S. ethnic group most gaga for smartphones: Hispanics.
Intel Launches Employee-Curated Digital Magazine
It looks like Flipboard, aggregates and posts like Reddit, and presents news like Newsmap. Intel iQ, launching today, is the tech giant's latest content-marketing experiment.
GM Cuts Facebook Ad Spending, But Ford Steps on the Gas
The pullout points to Facebook's biggest challenge: Though most consumer brands see the social network as a way to connect with consumers, opinions are mixed on the value of advertising there.
Ross Levinsohn Lays Out His Vision for Yahoo (Before He Became CEO)
Want to know what Mr. Levinsohn thinks Yahoo should become? He explained it pretty well, in November.
Twitter and ESPN Plan Branded Campaigns Around TV Sports
Twitter wants to cash in on tweets about TV sports by selling custom campaigns around events like the World Series.
Agencies Going After Accenture, Deloitte IT
Consultants have designed IT solutions for global marketers, and agencies are responding by building out IT of their own.
Groupon Reports Profit as Overseas Growth Boosts Coupon Business
The largest daily-deal site reported Q1 profit that topped estimates as marketing costs dropped and it expanded internationally in its second period as a public company.
With Scott Thompson Out at Yahoo, Former PayPal Colleague Heads for Exit
In his short stint at Yahoo, former CEO Scott Thompson flanked himself with a couple of his PayPal allies, including PR head Amanda Pires, who is leaving the company, according to a person familiar with the matter.
YouTube's Video Views Are Falling -- By Design
"We want users to watch more and click less," said Cristos Goodrow, YouTube's director of engineering. "This is better for users because it takes less clicking to get to the video you want to watch."
Reporter's Notebook: Booze, Celebs, New Content at 'Digital Upfront'
Highlights from this year's digital upfronts as witnessed from the Ad Age staff.
AmEx Tests New Ways to Transact in Social Media
While adland has obsessed over what brands should say on these social-media outlets, AmEx's John Hayes and his team are testing ways to transact there.
Facebook Ads: What Works, What Doesn't
Brands may be plowing more and more money into Facebook ads, but the creative results are decidedly mixed, with all-too-common flubs such as blurred product shots and incomprehensible pitches.
Yahoo CEO Thompson Steps Down Over Resume Flap as Levinsohn Takes Reins
Mr. Thompson has been replaced on an interim basis by Ross Levinsohn, exec VP and head of global media, in a move that is likely to be made permanent.
Real Simple Is First Print Mag to Reach 100K Pinterest Followers
The title gets twice as much referral traffic from Pinterest than from Facebook and Twitter combined; only Google refers more.
Bing and Facebook Team Up to Take on Google in Social Search
In what's shaping up to be a drawn-out battle to develop a social-search engine that consumers love, Bing has unsheathed a critical weapon: Facebook.
Pepsi Max and Cadbury First to Use Shazam in U.K.
Pepsi Max and Cadbury will be the first U.K. brands to run Shazam-enabled TV advertising when they appear during this Saturday's finale of Simon Cowell's "Britain's Got Talent."
T-Mobile, MetroPCS Reportedly in Deal Discussions
Deutsche Telekom AG is discussing a merger of its T-Mobile USA unit with MetroPCS Communications Inc. as it reviews options for the customer-losing business.